I am sure you know about spam and have experienced plenty of it. If you use your e-mail address to sign up on websites, or when you purchase things, etc. you will receive spam mail. Some of it, it legit spam mail, which you can opt-out of; however, once your e-mail reaches a spam e-mail address list, it’s all down hill. The address will be traded and spread until you stop receiving the spam mail (by never opening it and waiting for it to fade, or have it bounce repeatedly). Basically, you need to avoid getting in this position.

I have had my e-mail address, shane(a-t)futuretechwebdesign(dot)com for over two years now, and DO NOT RECEIVE any spam mail. You’re probably thinking that I do not use my e-mail address; however, I have my e-mail address on file for all of my accounts that I need to receive information from. Additionally, all my clients, friends and family have the e-mail address.

Bottom line is, you have to choose your battle; do you want to battle the spam mail in your inbox, or battle to protect your address so you do not receive spam mail? After going both routes, I decided it is much easier to protect your e-mail address in the first place, as opposed to dealing with spam e-mail every single day.

In order to protect your e-mail address, you need to know a few things. First, there is your primary e-mail address, your main address, that you want to protect. Then, there is going to be a disposable e-mail address; one that you create, similar to your primary one, but you just have it forward to your primary e-mail address. When a questionable site ask you for your e-mail address, you use your disposable address, but receive all incoming e-mails in your primary e-mail address box because you have a forward set up.

Now that you know what to do, proceed with caution. Certain websites, such as your bank, phone service, Internet service, or anything else along these lines, it is probably safe, and smart, to keep your primary address on file. Most likely, since you pay these guys, they will not send unsolicited e-mails to you, or sell your address to third parties. Also, you would want your primary address on file, in case any financial issues came up, you would always have your correct e-mail address on file, and receive and deal with the issue right away. Alternatively, when you encounter any website, that you do not hold account’s with, you should first proceed with your disposable e-mail address. Even if its a free service and you trust them, you can use your primary e-mail address, or change the address from your disposable to your primary down the road.

Remember, if you get your e-mail address on 1 bad list, you have a chance of it spreading like a virus, so keep in mind, WHEN IN DOUBT, USE YOUR DISPOSABLE E-MAIL ADDRESS. You can always update it to your primary later. If you start receiving all that spam mail in your primary inbox because of your disposable address; simply dispose of it. Turn the forwarding off, then delete the account, or abandon it, and create a new, similar, disposable e-mail address.

If you post your e-mail address on websites, please follow this link to the webmaster forum’s:futuretechwebdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=221

Amazingly, I have recently made updates to the Future Tech Web Design website. Recent updates include:

• A Web Mail login on the front/home page for easy access to web mail from anywhere.
• An active Privacy Policy, so your security is written, in detail, in stone.
• A whole set of convince links at the bottom of each page.

I know these are not major updates or additions, but soon I will update the website in the portfolio, and sadly, the prices. I will try to eventually include an audio/video sampling area, so that you can see the quality and ease of open source software.

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I recommend you check out the Power Hitter Website here: www.powerhitter.com

Tired of doing what everyone else does, and getting a blog or forum from some company owned by google? Due to recent request for personal web logs and forums I have started to push custom wordperss blogs and phpbb forums. Most people settle for a facebook or my space online, but I think it means more when you have your own domain name, and a custom set-up thats 100% unique from anyone else! Update/change your personal pages or web log from the easy to use interfaces provided by these open source solutions. For more details, please contact me…